The influence of weather conditions on road safety : an assessment of the effect of precipitation and temperature.
The influence of changes in extreme weather conditions is often identified as a cause of fluctuations in road safety and the resulting numbers of crashes and casualties. This report focuses on an analysis of the aggregate, accumulated effect of weather conditions (precipitation and temperature) on the number of road crashes and injuries in the Netherlands. This report may be accessed by Internet users at: http://www.swov.nl/rapport/R-2009-09.pdf
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Corporate Authors:
Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
The Hague, Netherlands 2594 AW -
Authors:
- Bijleveld, F D
- Churchill, T
- Publication Date: 2009
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 47 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Black ice; Crash rates; Fog; Highway traffic; Rain; Safety; Snow; Sun; Transportation modes; Weather; Wind
- Geographic Terms: Netherlands
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01132464
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
- Report/Paper Numbers: R-2009-9
- Files: ITRD, SWOV
- Created Date: Jul 10 2009 10:09AM